Apparatus for using powdered fuel



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APPARATUS FOR usms POWDER ED FUEL.

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ALONZO G. KINYON, OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB TO POWDEBED GOAL ENGI- Nmaamo a T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoxzo G. KiNYoN, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Fuel, of which the followingiis a specification.

y inyentlon relates more particularly to feeding powdered fuel to locomotive fireboxes mixed with the air which is to support the combustion thereof and contemplates heating the air prior to its mixture with the pulverized fuel by means of the exhaust steam, the heat of the boiler and of the firebox so that the mixture of air and powdered fuel when it enters the fire'box will have a relatively high temperature. Thus the'combustible mixture will be more readily ignited and less of the heat of combustion of the mixture will be required to bring the new increments of mixed air andfuel to the ignition temperature. Other features of my infollowing description taken in connection with the acoompanyin drawing. and from the appended claims. It is to be understood, how that the specific disclosure is for the purpose of exemplification only and that the scope of'the invention is defined in the I have endeavored to distinguish' it from known to me without, however, ing or abandoning any portion or thereof. 4

In the drawings,.,Figure 1 is a side elevain vertical section of the front end of a ocornotive embodying my inventhe rear end of the locomotive and the forward end of its tender; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of 4 a vertical transverse section on the line 4.-4= of Fig. 1,parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 5 a rear elevation of the locomotive; Fig. 6 atransverse verthe line 6 -6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical section, on the'line 7-7 of Fig. 2; Fig. 8 a. front relinquishfeature view of the tender and Fig. 9 an elevation of a detail. v Each part is identified by the same referthroughout the several views. Referring now more particularly to Figs.

EQUII'MENT COMPANY, OF CHICAGO,

Specification of Letters Patent.

thefprior art; so far as 2 'diator 18 within the space ILLI NOIS, A CORPORATION OF USING Pownmmn rum.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

Application filed December 11, 1917. Serial No. 206,639.

1 and 2, except in the respects hereinafter pointed out, the engine and tender are or may be of any usual or approved design com rising the boiler 1, smoke-stack '2, smo e-box 3, cylinders 4, fire-box 5 and wheels 6, the last-named being shpwn'in dotted lines. The air for combustion is taken in at the front of the engine and into'the extension space where it is heated by the exhaust: steam prior to being mixed with the fuel. For the purpose-of supplying the air a pair of fans, 7, 7, (see Figs. 1 and 3) are mounted on opposite sides of the engine and in advance of the cylinders, air being admitted to said fans through hooded or downwardly turned inlets 8, 8, which substantially prevent the. entrance of for-' eign matter. The fans may be of any desired or suitable type and are provided with outlet fiues or conduits J, 9, which at their upper ends communicate with a compartment- 10 through rectangular openings 11, 11 in the front wall thereof. Compartment 10 is divided off from the smoke-box of the locomotive at its bottom edge 13 'is secured to the front boiler sheet and at its upper edge 14 extended horizontally and secured to the front wall of the boiler extension so that the space or compartment 10 is completely closed off from the smoke-box 3 and the smoke-stack Smoke-stack 2 and smoke-box 3 are in communication as usual and steam is fed from the dry pipe through a branch con nection 15 to steam pipes 16, 16 leading to "the respective steam chests of the cylinders. This construction of passages for conducting steam from. the dry pipe to the steam chest may be of any usual orapproved type.

From the valve chests a union 17 which communicates with a raor compartment 10, said radiator comprising a number 0 spaced elements 19 communicating with said union and with an annular steam passage 2O surrounding the smoke-stack. As seen more particularly in Fig. 1 passage 20 stack and into from the valve chests through the radiator members and escapes around top of the smoke-stack it exerts a very powentirely surrounds the smokeerful ejector action upon the smoke and thus forcing the products of combustion the steam is led to the steam the when steam 1s exhausted therea f to re from the the forward end of veyer 48.49, 50. (lonveyers 48 and a reason chned at 51 and within the .so formed toward their rear ends as "ranged at t which receives the melted ash draft of the locomotive fire-box. The air supplied to the space or compartment 10 flows through the narrow spaces between the steam elements of the radiator and is thereby heated and is further heated by contact with the curved partition plate 1:2 between the space and 'the smoke-box. From the air space the heated rearwardly by means of air conduits 21 upon opposite sides respectively 1e boiler which communicatewith the air space 10 at opposite sides through rectangular, openings 22 shown in dotted lines in 1 1g. 1.

Conduits 21 which are preferably oblong in cross-section and arranged to lie beneath the running-boards 23 extend downwardly at :24 and communicate with a hollow air jacket or chamber 25 extending beneath the fire-box of the ocomotive. in which jacket the air is fur; ther heated before passing by the twin flues 26 to the carburetors or mixers 2T. 1?? arhe rear of the locomotive as shown more particularly in Figs. 2, 5 and (5. So far as the present invention is concerned the carburetors may be of any desired type and communicate at their forward ends by conduits 28 and tubes 29 with theinterior of fire-box for the purpose of supplying the latter with the carbureted air or mixture of pulvervized fuel and air.

The re-box. as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, is divided by baflies 30, 31 which are curved in longitudinal section. as shown. and formed of fire-brick resting upon suitable supporting members 32, 33. Baffle wall 30 is curved as shown and formed at its forward end with openings 3%., 35, while batlle 31 extends only partially toward the top of the the ox leaving a space above the same for the passage of the burning-n1aterial. The tirebox is formed with a concave hearth 36 components of the fuel and discharges them through an opening 37 into the ash-pit 38. The passage of carbureted air or combustible mixcarburetors 27 may be cones 339 connected by links 40 with an arm 4l'o'n shaftfi42.-the last-named being providedwit'h a handle ril for operating same see Figs. 2 and 5).

The fuel is as usual carried in the I which is formed into a fuel box 44 (see Figs. 2 and T) in the bot-; tom of which are longitudinal grooves 45, 46 and 4.7. each containing a worm shaft con- 0 are. 49 for trolled by valv tender.

larger than the intermediate which will end of the con veyer presently appear. The iopper or fuel box is inreentrant space project cylindrical chambers 52 into which the forward ends of the screw conveyers extend. At tl side chamberthe corresponding screw shaft front 1e front end (if eai 'h carries a is provided with a worm wheel 53 for driving said shaft. and the intermediate conveyer -19 is provided with a worm wheel 78. Intermediate the ends of each outer chamber 52 is arranged an outlet 54 connected to a valve chamber 55 whence leads a rigid pipe section 56, the upper end of which is formed with a union 5? adapted to be connected by the flexible pipe 58 with a similar 59 on the carbureter 27. This constructlon is found on opposite sides of=the and serves to carry the fuel. miixed with air in a manner to be presently-described. to the carburetors.

The intermediate chamber to which the trough 46 and conveyor 49 lead is provided with a smaller outlet and connection (it) to a pilot carbureter (31 leading to a burner (3:2 opening as shown at (53 through the hearth of the firebox, liy this onduit (ill said pilot burner is supplied with a mixture of fuel and air. he air is supplied to the several troughs 45. as and 717 from a fan Bi which is connected to a transversepipe having branches as at (it; leading into the respective troughs near the outlet ends thereof. The air from the fan blowing into the respective troughs finds a path of least re sistance through the outlets 54 and escapes to the carbureters :27 and (i1 carr vin; the powdered fuelwith it. The fuel driven to the carbureters is insulliciently supplied with air for its complete combustion. carlmreters it is mixed with further quantities of air delivered through the branch pipes 26 in a manner which need not be here described since the particular construction of these. carbureters forms no part of the present invention. The pilot carbureter 61 receives an additional supply of air from the fan (H through the conduit (37.

he means for driving the fans and screw conveyer can best be understood by reference to Figs. 2. R and 9. Preferably I employ a turbine (38 upon the shaft of which is mounted the fan (54 which is constantly driven whenever the turbine is operated. The shaft T0 of the turbine carries a pair of {ItilP-WllttflS Tl. 72 which are looselymountet thereon .but adapted to be connected thereto by a sliding clutch 73 which may be ,of any usual or approved form. The gear 71 meshes with the large gear 74 upon a transverse shaft 75 parallel to the shaft and upon said shaft are mounted worms T6. 77 which engage the worm wheels 53 heretofore described for driving the screw conreyers. The intermediate screw conveyer the pilot car- 49. however. which feeds bureter is driven by the engagement of its worm wheel 78 with a worm 79 uponthe sleeve so surrounding said transverse shaft 75 and free to tmil thereon. Said sleeve also gear wheel 81 which meshes with the gal' 72 referred to above.

but in the By sharin the clutch either gear Her 72 is driven and hence either the gear 741 driving the large worm conveyers or the gear 81 driving the small intermediate conveyer may be put into motion as desired. The clutch is shifted by a handle 82 which is also connected by a link 83 to lever 84: controlling valve 85 in the conduit leading from the small intermediate conveyor and trough to the pilot carburetor andby a link 86 to a lever 87 of a valve 88 controlling the air supply from the fan 6a to said pilot carbureter, said valve being located in the'conduit 67. Furthermore, the same lever 89. is connected by a rod 89 to the operating levers 90 of valves 55 controlling; the supply of mixed air and fuel to the carbureters 27. The connections of the valves and clutch to the lever are such that when the lever is moved to the right, as seen in Fig: 8, the intermediate conveyer is set in motion and the connections from said conair to the main (r veyer and from the fan to the pilot'carbureter are opened and when the lever is moved to the left the larger conveyers are both set in motion and their connections to the carbureters 27 are opened. Thus a single motion of the lever puts into operation either the pilot carburcter or the main carbureters, as desired by the operator. At the same time that the main conveyors are put in operationand their connections to the respective carburetors opened the supply of rbureters through the con duits 26 is enabled by operating the handles 91 connected by links 92 to levers 93 of valves 94 in the conduits 26, thus furnishin the additional supply of air needed for combustion.

The fans 7 on the front of the engine are operated by an intermediate turbine 95, the wheel of which is fixed upon the shaft of said fans and which is supplied with op erating steam through a pipe 96 (see F 1 and 2,) connected at 97 to an offset 98 which is open to the steam space of the boiler. A valve operated by handle 99 controls the admission of steam to said pipe. A' pipe 100 connected to the same space and controlled by valve 101. conducts steam to the turbine (38 which drives the fan on the tender, a detachable flexible connection. 102

.being used between the sections of pipe 100.

The operation. of the device will be understood from the foregoing description. When the device is in operation and the en gine is making steam, the front turbine is placed in communication with the steam space through the pipe 96 before mentioned, and drives the fans 7 by means of which air is forced through the air chamber 10, the conduits 21, the air jacket beneath the firebox and to the main carburcters. The eye haust steam from the cylinders escaping through the radiators heats the air passing about the latter and then escapes through the annular nozzle about the smoke stack to force the draft thereof. At the same time steam is supplied to the turbine on the tender thereby operating the same, the fan on the tender and the'anain conveyers, the clutch of the shaft being suitably arranged for this purpose. The air driven into the forward ends of the conveyer troughs escapes into the conduits leading to the main carbureters carrying with it the powdered fuel Supplied by the conveyers. hen for any reason it is desired to shut down the production of steam the hand lever .82 is shifted to throw out of operation the main carbureters and their conveyors and to throw into operation the pilot carburetor and its conveyor. At the same time, but by different operations, the gates controlling the passages from the main carbureters to the firebox are closed and the supplemental supplies of air to the main carburetors are closed off. Also the supply of steam to the turbine driving the fans at the front of the engine is cut off. The pilot flame ignites and continues to burn thus mamtaining the fire-box heated, but at much less expense than were the main carburetors and their burners in operation. In starting the engine after it me been entirely out of service the steam pipes for driving the turbines may be connected up in an obvious manner to any outside source of steam such available at engine round houses.

1 claim:

1. In a locomotive and in combination with the boiler, fire-box, stack and cylinders thereof, means for preheating the air for combustion in the firebox, comprising an airheating chamber, a radiator therein having steam and air passages, connections between the cylinders and the steam passages of the radiator for supplying the latter with steam, a steam nozzle so related to the stack as to increase the draft therein, a connection from the steam passages of the radiator to the nozzle,'means forsupplying the air passages of the radiator with air, and connections from said air chamber for utilizing the air heated therein in the fire-box.

2. Inh locomotive and in combination with the boiler, stack and cylinders thereof, means for proheatingthe air for combustion in the firc-box comprising an air-heatingchamber, a radiator therein having substantially horizontal air-passages thcrcthroiwh and substantially vertical steam passages. connections from the steam passages to the cylinders of the engine, a nozzle so related to the stack as to increase draft therein, connections from the steam passages of the radiator to the nozzle, means for supplying the air chamber with air and conduits for leading the heated air to the fire-box.

3. In a locomotive and in combination with the boiler, stack and cylinders thereof, a

as is commonly I chamb boiler extension divided to an air-preheating form a smoke- Chamber,

for supplying the air-preheating chamber air, means for Withdrawing the heated air, a steam radiator in the air-preheating er, connections from the cylinders of the engine to the radiator,

therein, connections t e radiator.

. n a locomotive and in combination with the boiler stack,

thereof, a boiler extension comprising a tubes and an air preheating chamber, the also communcating with the stack, an annular steam passage siirroundin e air preheating passages of said radiator.

5. In a locomotive andin combination With the boiler, stack, cylinders and fire box thereof, means for reheating air for combustionin the re 0X. comprising an aireating chamber, means for supplying said chamber with air to be heated and for conveying said air to the firebox, a radiator in tie air preheating chamber comprising steam and air passages, connections from the cylinders to the steam passages of the radiator, an annular steam passage surroundin t e stack an connections from the steam the passages of the steam passage. 7

6. In a locomotive and in combination with radiator to said annular the boiler, stack, fire-box and cylinders thereof, means. for preheating air for coinbustion in the fire-box, comprising an air preheating chamber, a fan mounted on the for rotating the fan, a steam radiatorlocated in the locomotive and in combination with boiler, stack, fire-box and cylinders thereof, means for preheating air for use in the fire-box comprising an' air preheating chamber, a radiator having steam .and air passages located 111 said chamber, connections from the steam passages to the cylinders of the engine, a steam space surrounding the stack and connected to the steam passages of the radiator, a pair of air pumps arranged on respectively opposite sides of the engine and having intakes open to the atmosphere, connections from the exhausts of said fan to the air preheating chamber, and connections from the air preheating chamber to the fire-box.

ALONZO o. KiNYoN. 

